1) Given name 2) Latin boy name 
Alexius is the Latinized form of the given name Alexios (Αλέξιος, polytonic Ἀλέξιος, `defender`, cf. Alexander), especially common in the later Byzantine Empire. Variants include Alexis with the Russian Aleksey and its Ukrainian counterpart Oleksa/Oleksiy deriving from this form. The female form is Alexia (Αλεξία) and its va.....